Dan Hatfield has been offered a cast of Justin Beiber’s penis and a vial of bathwater that Whitney Houston died in (both supposedly genuine, although he was given no way of verifying that). That’s on top of the Fabergé eggs and superyachts. An unusual way to make a living but he loves it.
A money-making expert and regular on ITV’s This Morning, Hatfield is, first and foremost, a pawnbroker. He gets most excited when people come in with items they had no idea could earn them thousands, like the woman who did not realise she had been gifted a £15,000 Rolex watch.
After being made redundant during the financial crash, Hatfield took over his family’s pawnbroking business and later became a TV personality, almost by accident. His first shows Posh Pawn and Million Pound Pawn were about the high-end luxury business and lucrative deals which can be made through pawnbroking.
Still, Dan Hatfield believes his money-making advice applies to the masses. At a time when employers aren’t paying people enough and the government’s financial support isn’t stretching, he thinks individuals and communities should look take it on themselves to make more money.
It feels a tad “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” at a time when we should be holding power to account, and it’s hard to forget the world Hatfield is coming from – but there’s little doubt his advice resonates with big audiences and genuinely helps people. And he has such compassion and is so well-intentioned that people really want to listen.
It might not change your life in the long-term, unless you’ve got a Rolex watch lying around, but an additional bit of cash could tide you over until the next paycheque.
